search_archives

Search Arkivportalen, the national archive catalogue: fonds, series and units held by Norwegian archive institutions (statsarkiv, byarkiv, private archives, ...).

Signature: search_archives(query: string, required; limit: integer, items, optional, default 25; page: integer, optional, default 1; offset: integer, items, optional, default 0)

Direct GET

For navigating agents: open the HTML page with parameters in the URL. The result is fetched and displayed without screenshots or form filling.

Open this validated HTML GET URL

https://allemannsdata.com/wiki/kilder/arkivverket/search_archives/?query={query}&limit=25&page=1&offset=0

Replace {query}, {limit}, {page} with values. Remove unused optional parameters from the URL.

For software and dashboards: Read the operation descriptor. The JSON GET template is https://allemannsdata.com/wiki/api/v1/kilder/arkivverket/search_archives?query={query}&limit=25&page=1&offset=0. Open this exact request as JSON.

Parameter	Requirement	JSON type	Description
`query`	required	string	Free-text search, e.g. an organisation, topic or place.
`limit`	optional	integer	Results per page, 1-100 (default 25). Unit: items.
`page`	optional	integer	Page number, 1-based (default 1).
`offset`	optional	integer	Number of list items to skip; default 0.

Generated JavaScript, Python and response structure

Use JSON when the user requests code, machine-readable data, value extraction or further computation. Use the HTML GET page to identify the correct source and verify parameters.

Example for generated JavaScript and Python

https://allemannsdata.com/wiki/api/v1/kilder/arkivverket/search_archives?query={query}&limit=25&page=1&offset=0

Replace URL placeholders and remove unused optional parameters.

JavaScript in a dashboard

const url = "https://allemannsdata.com/wiki/api/v1/kilder/arkivverket/search_archives?query={query}&limit=25&page=1&offset=0";
const response = await fetch(url);
if (!response.ok) {
  const failure = await response.json();
  throw new Error(`${failure.error.code}: ${failure.error.message} ${failure.suggestion}`);
}
const result = await response.json();
const data = result.data;

Python without additional packages

import json
from urllib.request import urlopen

url = "https://allemannsdata.com/wiki/api/v1/kilder/arkivverket/search_archives?query={query}&limit=25&page=1&offset=0"
with urlopen(url) as response:
    result = json.load(response)
data = result["data"]

Response structure

{
  "source": "arkivverket",
  "operation": "search_archives",
  "parameters": {},
  "data": {},
  "entities": [],
  "_meta": {"retrieved_at": "...", "sources": [], "cache": {}},
  "_links": {"self": "...", "source": "...", "wiki": "...", "feedback": "..."}
}

Form for manual use

The form is a fallback for people and browser agents that cannot open the GET URL directly.

Result

Source: National Archives of Norway. Retrieved 2026-10-23T16:08:21Z in 1.798 seconds.

Showing 10 of 3425 results in compact format.

name:
Thomason, Thomas
id:
PA-1576
name:
Thomas Skreros legat
id:
SAK-D/0899F
name:
Ulleland, Thomas T. (f. 1899)
id:
R.Ark.1624
name:
Thomas Angells gave
id:
SAT-LEG-0030
name:
Münster, Thomas Georg
id:
SAKO-P-1393
name:
Thommesen, Jens Thomas
id:
PA-1578
name:
Skevik, Thomas (f. 1862), båtbygger
id:
R.Ark.1228
name:
Thomassen, Einar Thomas
id:
RA-PA-1924
name:
IOGT Losje Thomas Angell og Samfundets støtte
id:
A-0235
name:
Thomas Tobias Martinsen, Flekkerøy
id:
SAK-D/1193

Show all fields in HTML

total:

3425

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
e150cb80-6495-4c21-a556-5d15e5ddea04
name:
Thomason, Thomas
id:
PA-1576
path:
AAMA/PA-1576
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e150cb80-6495-4c21-a556-5d15e5ddea04
urn:
c386b6bb-ad87-454a-a6a3-801ab58e8c13
name:
Thomas Skreros legat
id:
SAK-D/0899F
path:
AV/SAK-D/0899F
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c386b6bb-ad87-454a-a6a3-801ab58e8c13
urn:
no-ROMS_arkiv000000020937
name:
Ulleland, Thomas T. (f. 1899)
id:
R.Ark.1624
path:
ROMS/R.Ark.1624
unit_type:
Arkiv
institution:
Romsdalsmuseet
country:
Norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ROMS_arkiv000000020937
urn:
73088bf2-03d3-4452-a025-3e5199ca1efc
name:
Thomas Angells gave
id:
SAT-LEG-0030
path:
AV/SAT-LEG-0030
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/73088bf2-03d3-4452-a025-3e5199ca1efc
urn:
077added-24d9-417d-a016-a7443ad82d15
name:
Münster, Thomas Georg
id:
SAKO-P-1393
path:
AV/SAKO-P-1393
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/077added-24d9-417d-a016-a7443ad82d15
urn:
939d7eac-4c07-4d6f-b684-e6bbdeb2243d
name:
Thommesen, Jens Thomas
id:
PA-1578
path:
AAMA/PA-1578
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
1
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/939d7eac-4c07-4d6f-b684-e6bbdeb2243d
urn:
no-ROMS_arkiv000000014461
name:
Skevik, Thomas (f. 1862), båtbygger
id:
R.Ark.1228
path:
ROMS/R.Ark.1228
unit_type:
Arkiv
institution:
Romsdalsmuseet
country:
Norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/no-ROMS_arkiv000000014461
urn:
5ffd7e5a-1137-4449-bbaf-d7adc1625792
name:
Thomassen, Einar Thomas
id:
RA-PA-1924
path:
AV/RA-PA-1924
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5ffd7e5a-1137-4449-bbaf-d7adc1625792
urn:
12214c07-10f3-4083-93c8-8547d79f30e7
name:
IOGT Losje Thomas Angell og Samfundets støtte
id:
A-0235
path:
UBIT/A-0235
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
NTNU Universitetsbiblioteket
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/12214c07-10f3-4083-93c8-8547d79f30e7
urn:
d971446d-84bf-40eb-a47d-54e3d5255a84
name:
Thomas Tobias Martinsen, Flekkerøy
id:
SAK-D/1193
path:
AV/SAK-D/1193
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d971446d-84bf-40eb-a47d-54e3d5255a84
urn:
b1aae577-de10-4df6-8e5c-efe8bd22721e
name:
Thomas Isefiær
id:
SAK-D/1034
path:
AV/SAK-D/1034
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b1aae577-de10-4df6-8e5c-efe8bd22721e
urn:
58af15de-b3c1-469d-adae-761358a09691
name:
Jelstrup, Thomas og Christian
id:
SAT-PA-0218
path:
AV/SAT-PA-0218
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/58af15de-b3c1-469d-adae-761358a09691
urn:
4c115e56-8997-468b-b2fc-9e8202df931a
name:
Mautner, Thomas
id:
PA-6
path:
HL/PA-6
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Senter for studier av Holocaust og livsynsminoriteter
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4c115e56-8997-468b-b2fc-9e8202df931a
urn:
fdcbbb38-7a32-4d5a-b4e8-fb6c1edeef93
name:
Moses, Isac og Thomas
id:
SAT-PA-0199
path:
AV/SAT-PA-0199
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/fdcbbb38-7a32-4d5a-b4e8-fb6c1edeef93
urn:
5c3fc479-3f6f-4b78-8caf-1f1bdaa97c82
name:
Neumann, Thomas
id:
RA-PA-1456
path:
AV/RA-PA-1456
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/5c3fc479-3f6f-4b78-8caf-1f1bdaa97c82
urn:
070e3395-394b-4335-8159-7cbe052a75bf
name:
Thomas Hansen Skeie
id:
SAK-MAK-102
path:
AV/SAK-MAK-102
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/070e3395-394b-4335-8159-7cbe052a75bf
urn:
8839d6d5-d9b2-431d-9b51-cc1c88368481
name:
Regulering vedrørende Minister Lundes etterlatte (Thomas Heftyesgate 21)
id:
0008
path:
AV/RA-S-6010/E/Eb/L0006/0008
unit_type:
MAPPE
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/8839d6d5-d9b2-431d-9b51-cc1c88368481
urn:
ca33f76c-435f-4762-8602-da29fe6cc66f
name:
Juell, Thomas
id:
PA-1257e
path:
AAMA/PA-1257e
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
1
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ca33f76c-435f-4762-8602-da29fe6cc66f
urn:
768368c2-5845-4dcc-8cbe-483585ab42c7
name:
Nielsen, Thomas
id:
PA-2516
path:
AAMA/PA-2516
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/768368c2-5845-4dcc-8cbe-483585ab42c7
urn:
53ea9489-5ac2-4e9d-ba5e-ec785dda27b1
name:
Berthelsen, Thomas
id:
PA-2877
path:
AAMA/PA-2877
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Aust-Agder museum og arkiv, avd. KUBEN
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/53ea9489-5ac2-4e9d-ba5e-ec785dda27b1
urn:
00c9b02a-2152-4f7e-a68f-bac031132b43
name:
Thomas Rønnow
id:
GRI-1014
path:
AFM/GRI-1014
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Museene i Akershus
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/00c9b02a-2152-4f7e-a68f-bac031132b43
urn:
cc4f1fae-d829-48a4-8ba0-aa2390745c05
name:
Gunnulfsen, Thomas A.
id:
RA-PA-1343
path:
AV/RA-PA-1343
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/cc4f1fae-d829-48a4-8ba0-aa2390745c05
urn:
2436971f-fb05-42cc-8dc5-879adbd3248c
name:
Bennett, Thomas
id:
A-00186
path:
OAM/A-00186
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Opplandsarkivet, Maihaugen
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/2436971f-fb05-42cc-8dc5-879adbd3248c
urn:
ad88be24-40e7-4192-b090-75473d64e5eb
name:
Stang, Thomas & Co
id:
HHSP-1507
path:
OSTM/HHSP-1507
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Østfoldmuseene
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/ad88be24-40e7-4192-b090-75473d64e5eb
urn:
c5bffed6-3ed1-4a90-8be6-60c0ee9190f7
name:
Stang, Thomas
id:
HHSP-1508
path:
OSTM/HHSP-1508
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Østfoldmuseene
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c5bffed6-3ed1-4a90-8be6-60c0ee9190f7

limit:

offset:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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